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Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Lost, 12-5;
Won, 3-2
(8 inn.)		 vs. Charlotte,
6:35 p.m.		 Cole (1-2, 6.03) vs.
Danish (1-3, 3.15)
Harrisburg Lost, 6-3;
Lost, 5-4		 vs. New Hampshire,
7:00 p.m.		 Long (4-4, 2.65) vs.
Dawson (1-5, 6.16)
Potomac Lost, 8-7 vs. Lynchburg,
7:05 p.m.		 Baez (1-5, 5.03) vs.
Civale (Hi-A Debut)
Hagerstown Lost, 10-6 vs. Columbia,
7:05 p.m.		 Does it matter?
Tim Tebow’s going to be there

Charlotte 12 Syracuse 5 – GAME ONE
• Voth (L, 1-6) 5IP, 8H, 8R, 8ER, 3BB, 3K, 2HR
• Snyder 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Robinson 3-4, 3R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Skole 2-4, R, HR, 3RBI
• Ramsey 2-3, R

Charlotte jumped on Austin Voth for five in the 1st and cruised to 12-5 win over Syracuse in the opener. Voth gutted out five innings but was disemboweled for eight runs total on eight hits, including two homers. He walked three and struck out three. Brandon Snyder was the Chiefs’ most effective reliever, coming off third base for a scoreless inning in the 7th. Clint Robinson and Matt Skole both homered in the loss. combining for four runs scored and four RBI.

Syracuse 3 Charlotte 2 – GAME TWO
• Antolin 4IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K
• Martin (W, 1-0) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Butler 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Snyder 1-3, R, 2B, BB

Andrew Stevenson’s eighth-inning single walked off the Knights as the Chiefs split the doubleheader with a 3-2 win in “extras.” Dustin Antolin got the sport start and gave up both Charlotte runs on two hits and two walks while fanning five in four innings pitched. The win went to Rafael Martin who struck out four in two perfect innings of relief. Joey Butler led the Syracuse hit column with a 2-for-4 effort with a run scored and a run driven in. Roster moves: RHP Gabriel Arias placed on the 7-Day DL; 1B-3B Matt Skole activated from the 7-Day DL; RHP Joe Nathan released.

New Hampshire 6 Harrisburg 3 – GAME ONE
• Williams (L, 1-6) 6IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 3K, WP
• Read 2-3
• Perez 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI

A four-run 4th by New Hampshire erased an early 1-0 lead as Harrisburg was doubled up, 6-3 in the opener. Austen Williams lost for the sixth time in nine starts with the aforementioned four runs let in on seven hits over six innings. He walked none and struck out three. Raudy Read singled twice, Neftali Soto walked twice, and Stephen Perez drove in two as the Sens were held to six hits total.

New Hampshire 5 Harrisburg 4 – GAME TWO
• Simms (L, 2-3) 4⅓ IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 5K, HR, WP
• Valdez 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Marmolejos 2-2, 2R, 2B, 3B, 2BB, RBI
• Ward 2-4, 2RBI

Drew Ward’s two-run single in the last of the 7th brought the Senators within a run but the game ended on a foul pop and the winning run on third in 5-4 loss to the Fisher Cats. John Simms was knocked around for all five New Hampshire runs on nine hits and two walks over four and 2/3rds. Phillips Valdez and Jimmy Cordero combined for two and 1/3rd scoreless innings of relief to keep things close. Jose “Orange” Marmolejos doubled, tripled, and walked twice on what appears to be his last day of MLB rehab. Roster move: OF Yadiel Hernandez placed on the 3-Day TIL.

Lynchburg 8 Potomac 7
• Estevez 6IP, 3H, R, ER, 2BB, 2K
• Mendez (BS, 1; L, 1-1) 1IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 0K, HR
• Sundberg 2-3, 3R, BB
• Robles 2-4, R, 2-2B, RBI, HBP
• Gutierrez 2-4, 2R, RBI

Wirkin “For the Weekend” left after six innings and a 2-1 lead. The pitcher’s duel devolved into a bullfight, with Lynchburg’s matadors relievers waving in fewer than Potomac’s for an 8-7 win. Jorge Pantoja, Ronald Pena, and Gilberto Mendez each pitching a single inning and combined for seven runs allowed on eight hits, including a solo HR (Pena) and an Earl Weaver special (Mendez) with the loss going to Mendez. The P-Nats answered each late-inning rally and got the tying and winning runs in scoring position with one out in the 9th before Kelvin Gutierrez was caught looking and Ian Sagdal flew out.

Delmarva 10 Hagerstown 6
• Bogucki 5IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, WP
• Held (BS, 2; L, 1-3) 1IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 0K, HR, WP
• La Bruna 2-2, R, BB, RBI
• Agustin 2-4, R, 2B, SB
• Corredor 1-2, R, 2B, 3BB

SSDL, as the Suns ‘pen was scorched for eight runs over the final four innings as the Shorebirds turned a 5-2 deficit into a 10-6 victory. A.J. Bogucki spun five innings of two-run ball on four hits and a walk over five innings. Sam Held blew his second save and lost for the third time with a four-run, five-hit shellacking in a single inning. Blake Perkins was the beer man as Hagerstown pounded out ten hits and drew five walks, with Aldrem Corredor leading the charge with three walks and a double. Roster moves: IF Sheldon Neuse placed on the 7-Day DL, retroactive to May 29; IF Paul Panaccione reassigned from Auburn.

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  1. Goodness, where’s the good news here, boys and girls? That Voth’s ERA is still lower than Cole’s even after giving up eight runs? Ouch.

    Luke, it looks like you were right all along about Austen Williams topping out at Potomac. As with all these guys, I hope he bounces back, but it’s not looking good.

    Orange, however, does look ready to take the next step. Lind is probably going to get a good contract elsewhere next year, so they’ll be an opening for a 1B/LF bench bat. I guess a 40-man move will be due today to officially activate Orange, probably just moving Eaton to the 60-day.

    Nice start from A. J. Bogucki. He was kind of a super reliever at UNC like Dane Dunning was at FLA, so I thought they might give him a look as a starter.

    What’s the story of Neuse to the DL?

    1. What are you alluding to Luke
      With Marmellos last day on MLB rehab? Surely he won’t go to Cuse ?
      I will catch Saturday or Sunday in
      Hags. See what PP has with the leather even if Anderson will go with
      Noll and Beckwith heavy with two studs on DL
      Heavy pitching draft upcoming in 11 days

      2. A rehab assignment can only last 30 days, and Orange was listed as on rehab, I guess so they didn’t have to make a 40-man roster move to bring him off the 60-day DL. They’ve got an easy 40-man move to make since Eaton has yet to be moved to the 60-day list. The assumption has been that he wasn’t moved because they were saving that slot in case they needed it to call up a non-roster reliever.

        1. 30 days for pitchers, 20 days for position players. Yesterday was the 20th day since Marmolejos was put on an MLB rehab. What will probably happen: optioned to Harrisburg, Eaton to 60-day DL. What’s not clear is who will be Shempped after Hernandez comes off the TIL.

          1. Exactly as it happened. Orange was activated and formally optioned to H’burg. Eaton to the 60 day DL.

          2. Schempped. Writing that word down
            Hagerstown needs to be careful with Dash Winningham not Tim Tebow this weekend

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